AVANT-GARDE FILM

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: COM ARTS 350 or declared in Communication Arts MA or PhD Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain general ideas and definitions of “avant-garde” Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Distinguish aesthetic features associated with avant-garde film Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Delineate a body of critically acclaimed and emblematic works in this mode Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Contextualize avant-garde films in relation to broader artistic movements and tendencies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Think about the nature and possibilities of the cinematic medium in new ways Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Communicate the nature and value of creative originality, perceptual expansion, and aesthetic pleasure Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Evaluate methodologies and trends in the academic literature on avant-garde cinema and assess areas of inquiry inviting further conceptual engagement, research, and scholarly publication Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain general ideas and definitions of “avant-garde” Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Distinguish aesthetic features associated with avant-garde film Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Delineate a body of critically acclaimed and emblematic works in this mode Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Contextualize avant-garde films in relation to broader artistic movements and tendencies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Think about the nature and possibilities of the cinematic medium in new ways Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Communicate the nature and value of creative originality, perceptual expansion, and aesthetic pleasure Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Evaluate methodologies and trends in the academic literature on avant-garde cinema and assess areas of inquiry inviting further conceptual engagement, research, and scholarly publication Audience: Graduate